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excited (ɪkˈsaɪtɪd
)
Definitions
adjective
- emotionally aroused, esp to pleasure or agitation
- characterized by excitement ⇒
an excited dance
- sexually aroused
- (of an atom, molecule, etc) occupying an energy level above the ground state
Derived Forms
exˈcitedly adverbexˈcitedness noun
Synonyms
View thesaurus entryexcite (ɪkˈsaɪt
)
Definitions
verb
- to arouse (a person) to strong feeling, esp to pleasurable anticipation or nervous agitation
- to arouse or elicit (an emotion, response, etc); evoke ⇒
her answers excited curiosity
- to cause or bring about; stir up ⇒
to excite a rebellion
- to arouse sexually
- (physiology) to cause a response in or increase the activity of (an organ, tissue, or part); stimulate
- to raise (an atom, molecule, electron, nucleus, etc) from the ground state to a higher energy level
- to supply electricity to (the coils of a generator or motor) in order to create a magnetic field
- to supply a signal to a stage of an active electronic circuit
Word Origin
C14: from Latin excitāre, from exciēre to stimulate, from ciēre to set in motion, rouseTranslations for 'excited'
- British English: excited If you are excited, you are looking forward to something eagerly.I'm very excited about playing for the national team.ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ADJECTIVE
- Arabic: ثَائِر
- Brazilian Portuguese: empolgado empolgada
- Chinese: 兴奋的
- Croatian: uzbuđen uzbuđena
- Czech: rozrušený
- Danish: spændt
- Dutch: opgewonden
- European Spanish: entusiasmado
- Finnish: innoissaan
- French: excité
- German: aufgeregt
- Greek: ενθουσιασμένος ενθουσιασμένη
- Italian: eccitato eccitata
- Japanese: 興奮した
- Korean: 흥분한
- Norwegian: opprømt
- Polish: podniecony podniecona
- Portuguese: empolgado empolgada
- Romanian: emoționat emoționată, emoționați, emoționate
- Russian: взволнованный взволнованная
- Spanish: excitado excitada
- Swedish: upphetsad upphetsat
- Thai: ตื่นเต้นดีใจ
- Turkish: heyecanlı
- Ukrainian: піднесений
- Vietnamese: phấn khích
Example Sentences Including 'excited'
Heather's been on her back about the management thing, not understanding why she isn't excited about it.GOING OUT (2002)
I looked different, I felt different, and I was so excited I felt a bit sick.READY? (2001)
I'm getting really excited about the prospect of being online by the end of the week.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Lush said, "I am really excited about the prospects of our new team.Yachting Boating World (2005)
Mr Bailey is excited about the potential of the O'Brien's arrangement.Irish Times (2002)
The greater the chance of being discovered, the more excited Françoise became.THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
Then her excited team-mates jumped on her to celebrate, shattering her arm.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Volcanoes, like earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves and thunderstorms, had always excited me.BEYOND FEAR (2002)
We're definitely really excited about the news," Denise Pictou Maloney, Ms. Aquash's eldest daughter, said in an interview yesterday.Globe and Mail (2003)
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